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The calmest kids' shows on YouTube

The 15 least over-stimulating YouTube titles we've rated, calmest first.

Of the kids' shows we've calm-rated on YouTube, these are the least over-stimulating, sorted calmest first, with Kipper the Dog at the top. Each rating comes from how fast a show cuts, how loud and busy its sound is, how bright the picture runs, and how much tension the story carries. How the rating works.

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    Kipper the Dog Calm · ages 0–2 · Amazon, YouTube

    An easygoing dog named Kipper and his friends Tiger, Pig and Arnold enjoy simple, low-key everyday adventures.

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    The Clangers Calm · ages 2–4 · BBC, YouTube

    On a small blue planet, a family of knitted, whistling mouse-like creatures lives quietly underground in a soft-spoken stop-motion world.

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    In the Night Garden Calm · ages 0–2 · BBC, YouTube

    In a twinkly, dreamlike world, characters like Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy play and wind down toward sleep, a bedtime show for toddlers.

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    Little Bear Gentle · ages 0–2 · Paramount+, YouTube

    A curious young bear and his woodland friends (Hen, Duck, Cat and Owl) share small adventures and imaginings with his loving Mother and Father Bear.

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    The Snowman Gentle · ages 3–6 · YouTube

    A boy builds a snowman that comes to life on Christmas Eve, and the two fly off together over a sleeping wintry landscape.

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    64 Zoo Lane Gentle · ages 2–4 · YouTube

    Each night a girl named Lucy slides down a giraffe’s neck to hear bedtime stories told by the animals living next door at the zoo.

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    Maisy Gentle · ages 0–2 · YouTube

    A little white mouse named Maisy and her animal friends go about cheerful everyday activities in spare, near-wordless picture-book stories.

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    Franklin Gentle · ages 2–4 · Amazon, YouTube

    A young turtle named Franklin learns gentle lessons about friendship, honesty and growing up with his woodland friends and family.

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    Storyline Online Gentle · ages 3–6 · YouTube

    Celebrated actors reading children's books aloud with illustrations on screen.

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    Pingu Gentle · ages 2–4 · Amazon, YouTube

    A mischievous young penguin and his family live at the South Pole, getting into wordless claymation antics punctuated by his honking “noot noot.”

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    Art for Kids Hub Gentle · ages 5+ · YouTube

    Follow-along drawing lessons a parent and kids can do together.

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    Reading Rainbow Gentle · ages 5+ · YouTube

    Host LeVar Burton explores a theme through a featured children’s book and real-world field trips, celebrating the joy of reading.

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    Postman Pat Gentle · ages 2–4 · YouTube

    Cheerful village postman Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail and lend a hand around the countryside of Greendale.

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    Baby Einstein Gentle · ages 0–2 · YouTube

    Classic-music and imagery videos designed for babies and toddlers.

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    Berenstain Bears Gentle · ages 2–4 · YouTube

    The Bear family (Papa, Mama, Brother and Sister) work through everyday childhood lessons in their tree house in Bear Country.

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